Remove Windows service from command line
I would like to do this because I have a half installed service because of installation failure which is just there, non-functioning.
How can I delete the Windows service using the command line?
NOTE: You'll likely need an elevated command prompt (right click => "Run as Administrator") to execute this command
the sc
command is what you want, specifically sc delete
C:\Users\Jeff>sc delete DESCRIPTION: Deletes a service entry from the registry. If the service is running, or another process has an open handle to the service, the service is simply marked for deletion. USAGE: sc delete [service name]
We need to stop the service before deleting it from the Registry:
sc stop [Service name]
sc delete [service name]
Run Command prompt as an administrator and execute above commands.
Enclose the service name in double quotes if it contains spaces.